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UNCLAS //N02000//
MARADMIN 553/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4//
SUBJ/ MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS) NETWORK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ACQUISITION POLICY//
REF/A/ DCMC FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS MEMO DTD
26 SEPT 01//
REF/B/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4/011300Z OCT 01//
NARR/REF A IS A MEMO CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF NMCI UPON IT
PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES
(MCCS) NETWORK. REF B IS MARADMIN 473/01, SUBJ: REVISED
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PROCUREMENT APPROVAL PROCESS.//
RMKS/1.THIS IS A COORDINATED MSG FROM C4 AND P&R.
2. THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) IS THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE
RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) WITHIN THE
MARINE CORPS. IN VIEW OF THE IMPENDING TRANSITION TO THE
NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET (NMCI), PROCUREMENT OF IT
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT MISSION REQUIREMENTS
OF MARINE CORPS FMF AND SUPPORTING UNITS ARE BEING CLOSELY
SCRUTINIZED AND MANAGED. THIS MESSAGE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES
THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS RAISED IN REF A RELATIVE TO IT
PROCUREMENT WITH RESPECT TO MCCS.
3. THE CIO UNDERSTANDS THAT MCCS IS FUNDED BY BOTH APPROPRIATED
FUNDS (APF) AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDS (NAF) AND HAS IN THE PAST
USED APF TO PROCURE IT EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF MISSION
REQUIREMENTS (WHICH WAS ALSO TRUE OF OTHER MARINE CORPS SUPPORTING
UNITS AND MAJOR COMMANDS); HOWEVER, IN AN EFFORT TO MANAGE AND
MAINTAIN CONTROL OF ENTERPRISE ASSETS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE
PROCUREMENT POLICY CURRENTLY IN EFFECT BE ADHERED TO WITH RESPECT
TO IT RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT MARINE CORPS
MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND WHICH FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CIO.
WHILE THE UTILIZATION SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (USA) PRACTICE
IDENTIFIED IN REF A ALLOWED MCCS TO MAKE TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE ADP
PURCHASES, ADOPTION OF THIS PRACTICE BY MCCS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE
OR REPLACEMENT FOR EXISTING DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
4. THE PROCUREMENT POLICY IDENTIFIED IN REF A PERTAINS PRIMARILY
TO MCCS’ FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE APF SUPPORTED, I.E.,
MCCS FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE HOSTED ON THE *.USMC.MIL
DOMAIN, AND IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO RESTRICT THE USE OF NAF OR
RESTRICT PROCUREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE MCCS NETWORK. JUST ASMCCS
IS CHARGED WITH PREVENTING INAPPROPRIATE USE OF NAF IN IT
ACQUISTION AND OPERATIONS, THE CIO LIKEWISE MUST STRIVE TO PRECLUDE
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF APF ON IT RELATED EXPENDITURES.
5. TO CLARIFY THIS POSITION, THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED
WITH FISCAL DIVISION (P&R DEPT) AND CMC COUNSEL. THE FOLLOWING
IS PROVIDED AS MARINE CORPS FUNDING POLICY: WITHIN EXISTING
FUNDING LEVELS, USE OF THE USA SYSTEM IS AUTHORIZED FOR ACQUISITION
OF MCCS (NON-.MIL) NETWORK AND STAND ALONE MCCS COMPUTER SYSTEMS/
ASSETS WHICH DO NOT EXCEED STATUTORY $100K "INVESTMENT" CRITERIA.
CAUTION: SYSTEM PURCHASES MUST NOT BE SPLIT TO AVOID THE $100 K
LIMITATION FOR USE OF O&MMC FUNDING. SUCH ACTION WOULD BE A
VIOLATION OF FISCAL LAW. APPROPRIATED FUNDED IT SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
ACQUISITIONS EXCEEDING THIS EXPENSE LIMITATION MUST COMPETE WITH OTHER
MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT FUNDING BY THE PROCUREMENT,
MARINE CORPS APPROPRIATION. (USA DOES NOT APPLY TO SUCH INVESTMENT
(PMC) PROCUREMENTS).
6. SUPPORT FOR APF NETWORK FOR NMCI WILL BE PROVIDED FROM
CENTRALIZED FUNDS. MCCS REQUIREMENTS AS STATED BY MR. DON ROBERSON
WILL BE FUNDED.
7. HQMC C4 POINT OF CONTACT IS COL ROBERT BAKER, CHIEF NETWORK
PLANS AND POLICY, DSN 223-3487,COMM (703) 693-3487,
EMAIL BAKERRG@HQMC.USMC.MIL. P&R DEPARTMENT POC IS DON CALLAWAY,
HEAD, AUDIT AND REVIEW BRANCH, DSN 224-4500, CALLAWAYDE@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//
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